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Our entire society is criminal and I hope if humans live into the future, the history books condemn us.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 13 hours ago

Once again a thing that would seem too on the nose if it was written into satire happens

[–] [email protected] 55 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I think it's crazy how many fucking ways they package gambling.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 15 hours ago

Even the merchanrs of Florence in the 1600s ruthless as they were shut down the first casino for its effects on the poor https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridotto

[–] [email protected] 32 points 17 hours ago

We must remember to embrace jokerfied thought during times like these

[–] [email protected] 21 points 16 hours ago

I will never die

✅ YES: $0.99

❌ NO: $0.01

[–] [email protected] 25 points 16 hours ago

Betting on the worst case scenario on everything climate change related seems like a safe bet

[–] [email protected] 36 points 18 hours ago

Can we monetize the rot?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

CMV: gambling on things is funny

[–] [email protected] 14 points 14 hours ago

Counterpoint: Gambling fucking sucks.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 16 hours ago

A bet with friends over things is fine, but an entire industry designed to take your money as efficiently as possible with decades of research into human behaviour is not

[–] [email protected] 28 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Gambling on things is funny. An industry that is entirely funded by and predicated on making you as addicted to gambling as possible is not. Gambling on things is funny. Losing your home, food, medicine over it isn't.

[–] bdonvr 7 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Yeah. Last time I was dragged to a casino I had similar thoughts. Gambling with a few good buds and some drinks (and a reasonable budget that doesn't cause any financial concerns) could definitely be fun.

Gambling in a capitalist system means going to a place purpose made to fuck with your head and body's biological cues to entice you to become addicted, minimize or erase the mental impact of losses, etc. A ruthless machine designed to ruin lives, really. And it's so much worse because you need money for even the most basic of needs like healthcare, housing, food.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

@[email protected] You can't even gamble under capitalism because of woke sanji-pain

[–] [email protected] 7 points 14 hours ago

WE HAVE SANJI EMOTES NOW??

[–] [email protected] 20 points 17 hours ago

It isnt

[–] [email protected] 9 points 16 hours ago

Yup.